Australian Ceramics Community Member

About

I am a mixed media artist living in the Blue Mountains west of Sydney, working predominantly in ceramics. I enjoy combining my love of textiles and plant materials with my passion for ceramics. I often incorporate things I have grown or found into my sculptural forms. These additional materials may be grasses and reeds in the form of basketry or rocks and sand to give texture to a clay body. Sometimes the additions are simply treasures that I have collected while walking or traveling and I use them to add to the story of the work. My domestic ware aims for comfort of use while simultaneously celebrating the individuality of being handmade. At present I fire most of my domestic ware in my electric kiln though I love to woodfire when I get the chance and I dream of having a wood kiln in the future. I also pit and raku fire in the winter at my home studio, Lilli Pilli Studio, where I run classes and workshops.